Public payphones in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Public payphones was 203 in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Public payphones in Guinea-Bissau, 1992–2000
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
In 2000, public payphones in Guinea-Bissau stood at 203. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 91.5% on the previous year and up 968.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public payphones in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 203 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19, in 1992.
That places Guinea-Bissau 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Public payphones in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19 | — |
| 1993 | 22 | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27 | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 94 | +248.1% |
| 1998 | 128 | +36.2% |
| 1999 | 106 | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 203 | +91.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 203 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,220, 6% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 203 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,803, 11% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55 | 19 | 128 | 8 |
| 2000s | 203 | 203 | 203 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 39 Benin 549 compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 309 compare
- 41 Seychelles 236 compare
- 42 Gabon 203 compare
- 44 Zimbabwe 200 compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe 130 compare
More science & technology data for Guinea-Bissau
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 147.2 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.47 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 98.1 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 14.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13.7 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public payphones in Guinea-Bissau?
- Public payphones in Guinea-Bissau was 203 in 2000, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest public payphones recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 203 in 2000.
- What is the lowest public payphones recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 1992.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for public payphones?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2000.
- Is public payphones rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 968.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Public payphones. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Total number of all types of public telephones, including coin- and card-operated and public telephones in call offices. Publicly available phones installed in private places should also be included, as should mobile public telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local calls or national only) should be counted. If the national definition of "payphone" differs from that above (e.g., by excluding pay phones in private places), then respondents should indicate their own definition.